Live Leadership Recordings

The VLS team offers virtual, one-hour, specialized professional development for our military partnered Training & Curriculum Specialists and Program Managers on a quarterly basis. These live webinars highlight evidence-based information on a centralized topic, strategies to enhance program leader’s practices, and tools and resources from the VLS to support implementation. Registration for live sessions is not available to the public, however, the recorded sessions and resources are available for all to view below. Recorded sessions are listed in reverse order, with the most recent session listed first.

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Setting the Stage for Positive Guidance in Your Program

In this webinar, we focus on leadership’s role in promoting positive guidance by establishing and maintaining universal supports that allow all children, youth, and CYP professionals to be successful.

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Practices That Foster Self-Regulation Skills

In this webinar, we focus on the importance of developing and maintaining self-regulation skills. We discuss practices that you can implement to teach and model self-regulation across various ages and developmental stages.

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Setting Professional Boundaries

In this training, we explore what professional boundaries are and their importance to your role, discuss how to set boundaries in the workplace, and highlight strategies for establishing and maintaining boundaries with colleagues, families and youth.

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Best Practices for Using the CORT

In this webinar, we focus on quality coaching practices supported by the Caregiving Observation and Reflection Tool (CORT) and review the recent updates made to the CORT.

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Giving Staff Voice & Choice: Leadership Strategies that Empower Staff

In this webinar, we focus on key leadership practices that support and value staff members’ need for autonomy in their work.

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Leadership’s Role in Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness

This training highlights the intentional strategies you can use to 1) communicate program policies and procedures, and 2) create an emotionally supportive climate where staff are prepared to report suspected abuse and empowered to speak up when they observe potentially inappropriate behaviors.

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Time Management & Organization in Leadership

In this training, we highlight how time management and organization are essential to leading and managing high quality child and youth programs. This webinar focuses on strategies and tools to manage your time and tasks and highlights ways to become more organized and productive in your role as a program leader.

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Coaching to Enhance Practice: Successful Strategies to Support Adult Learners

In this session, we examine the importance of coaching for building quality child care programs, identify research-based practices that support strong coaching partnerships, and highlight tools throughout the VLS that can help leaders and support successful coaching implementation.

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Creating a Positive Staff Climate: Active, Intentional Strategies to Foster Collaboration

In this session, we focus on things such as how to onboard staff in supportive ways, how to productively manage conflict within programs, and practices that help to honor diversity and create a safer, more inclusive environment for staff.

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You Are a Model for Supportive Relationships: Why Relationships Are Central in CYP Programs

In this training, we examine research on the importance of positive relationships for children and adults, identify key skills to model and foster strong, supportive relationships in CYP programs, and highlight VLS tools and resources that program managers can use to facilitate positive professional partnerships.